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*[[Emory University]] History Professor of History [[Michael Bellesiles]], a [[gun control]] advocate, wrote a book entitled ''Arming America, The Origins of a National Gun Culture'' (2000).  Gary Wills gave it a glowing review in ''The New York Times'', but admitted later that "I was took. The book is a fraud."<ref>Jonah Goldberg, [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_501644.html ''Reports of the 2nd Amendment's death have been greatly exaggerated ...''] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Apr. 8, 2007.  See [[2nd amendment]].</ref>  Bellesiles resigned from his position as Professor of History when an independent committee of scholars examined his work and concluded that "his scholarly integrity is seriously in question."<ref>HNN Staff (October 28, 2002). [http://hnn.us/articles/1069.html "Summary of the Emory Report on Michael Bellesiles"]. History News Network website.</ref>
 
*[[Emory University]] History Professor of History [[Michael Bellesiles]], a [[gun control]] advocate, wrote a book entitled ''Arming America, The Origins of a National Gun Culture'' (2000).  Gary Wills gave it a glowing review in ''The New York Times'', but admitted later that "I was took. The book is a fraud."<ref>Jonah Goldberg, [http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/guests/s_501644.html ''Reports of the 2nd Amendment's death have been greatly exaggerated ...''] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Apr. 8, 2007.  See [[2nd amendment]].</ref>  Bellesiles resigned from his position as Professor of History when an independent committee of scholars examined his work and concluded that "his scholarly integrity is seriously in question."<ref>HNN Staff (October 28, 2002). [http://hnn.us/articles/1069.html "Summary of the Emory Report on Michael Bellesiles"]. History News Network website.</ref>
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*According to one columnist, 88 Duke professors—more than 10 percent of the Duke professorial faculty—endorsed and published an advertisement hurtful to the 3 students who had been wrongly accused of rape during a lacrosse team party, which "helped create the lynch-mob atmosphere."<ref>Podhoretz, John (March 23, 2007). [http://nypost.com/2007/03/23/duke-who-wont-pay/ "Duke: Who won't pay"]. ''New York Post'' website/Postopinion/Opedcolumnists.</ref>     
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*According to one columnist, 88 [[Duke University]] professors—more than 10 percent of the Duke professorial faculty—endorsed and published an advertisement hurtful to the 3 students who had been wrongly accused of rape during a lacrosse team party, which "helped create the lynch-mob atmosphere."<ref>Podhoretz, John (March 23, 2007). [http://nypost.com/2007/03/23/duke-who-wont-pay/ "Duke: Who won't pay"]. ''New York Post'' website/Postopinion/Opedcolumnists.</ref>     
    
* When student Rebecca Beach circulated an email at Warren Community College in [[New Jersey]] disclosing that decorated [[Iraq war]] hero Lt. Col. Scott Rutter would be visiting, English professor John Daly replied: "Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors." Young America's Foundation later placed Beech on [[Fox News]]'s ''[[Hannity and Colmes]]'' to expose this and other intolerant e-mail. The resulting outrage ultimately forced Daly to resign and for the president to issue an apology, stating that faculty would now be required to undergo [[free speech]] sensitivity training from now on.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47461 "Prof urges fragging of U.S. officers"] (November 18, 2005).  WorldNetDaily website.</ref>
 
* When student Rebecca Beach circulated an email at Warren Community College in [[New Jersey]] disclosing that decorated [[Iraq war]] hero Lt. Col. Scott Rutter would be visiting, English professor John Daly replied: "Real freedom will come when soldiers in Iraq turn their guns on their superiors." Young America's Foundation later placed Beech on [[Fox News]]'s ''[[Hannity and Colmes]]'' to expose this and other intolerant e-mail. The resulting outrage ultimately forced Daly to resign and for the president to issue an apology, stating that faculty would now be required to undergo [[free speech]] sensitivity training from now on.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47461 "Prof urges fragging of U.S. officers"] (November 18, 2005).  WorldNetDaily website.</ref>
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